Banks DIH Limited, Junior Chambers International Guyana (JCIG) and ITTF-certified Coach Candacy McKenzie have hosted an Orientation Training and Development Table Tennis Camp over the course of the week.
More than 60 young student athletes have benefited from this 2-day camp, an annual feature that has been growing yearly, and the children of several members of staff of Banks DIH have been introduced to the sport of table tennis in an active and fun way.
Hosted and supported by corporate giant Banks DIH Limited at it thirst Park Headquarters Sports Club, and initiated as part of the Junior Chambers International Guyana, the programme was conducted by International Table Tennis Level One Coach and Umpire Candacy McKenzie, the former 2017 Sports Coach of the Year.
A bunch of enthusiastic players, all obviously eager to learn, have been exposed to the fundamental aspects of the game, coordination drills, balancing, 4 basic strokes, serves, and rules of the game among other key aspects, as part of the teach/learn/discover programme.
Coach McKenzie has indicated that she was happy to work with the players, and will be looking to have the players registered and further engaged in long-term training, since she has observed an abundance of talent among them.
McKenzie has, behind the scenes, been doing remedial work in hosting a number of table tennis camps in collaboration with the Guyana Table Tennis Association.
She received her Level One Coaching certification in 2016, in the ITTF Basic Umpires and Tournament Referees Course held here by ITTF Umpire/Course Instructor Silvia Garro of Argentina.
McKenzie has been a fixture at various local tournaments organised by the GTTA, thereby exhibiting her passion for the sport.
